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OPINION

Ensuring safety and health at work

Oped, Published on 26/04/2024

» Climate change is having serious impacts on the safety and health of workers in the Asia-Pacific region.

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THAILAND

ILO steps up campaign to help migrants

Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 02/04/2024

» The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Thailand is stepping up its campaign to protect the rights of vulnerable migrant groups.

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OPINION

Together we can end child labour

Oped, Published on 20/01/2023

» Some 62 million children in the Asia-Pacific region are in child labour. It is a simple sentence to write but far harder to comprehend. Spend a moment to think just how big that number is -- roughly similar to every child aged under 14 in the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan combined. Meanwhile, 28 million of them undertake hazardous work, risking their lives and health daily in sectors such as mining, agriculture and construction.

OPINION

Building a health and safety culture

Oped, Published on 28/04/2022

» When it comes to workplace safety and health, "social dialogue" matters.

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BUSINESS

A third of job losses in Asia linked to tourism - ILO

Bloomberg News, Published on 18/11/2021

» Nearly a third of total job losses in five Asian countries were linked to tourism, with an estimated 1.6 million jobs lost, according to the International Labour Organization.

OPINION

Accept value of domestic workers

Oped, Published on 16/06/2021

» When I took up my role as the regional director of the International Labour Organization in Bangkok, domestic workers were at the forefront of my mind. Not only is the Asia Pacific region home to half of the world's domestic workers, but this group of workers exists at the nexus of so many areas of my own personal interest -- the rights of women workers, health and housing, international cooperation and migration governance.

OPINION

Workplace gender equality needs quantum leap

News, Published on 08/03/2021

» It's now more than 100 years since the International Labour Organization first established standards on women in the workplace, focussing on maternity protection.